Cuba has taken a significant step forward in trans rights by approving a law that allows individuals to self-declare their gender without requiring surgery.
  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    191·
    7 hours ago

    I have a ton of respect for Cuba. They’re remarkably plucky, given that the US has spent decades trying to strangle them to death.

  • FosterMolasses@leminal.spaceEnglish
    8·
    8 hours ago

    Wow. I know I say this a lot but I really mean it this time.

    That’s fucking crazy. (In a good way)

    Seriously, good for them.

    • Tiger666@lemmy.caEnglish
      91·
      6 hours ago

      Maybe look into why their economy sucks then your post wouldn’t sound as stupid as it does because you wouldn’t post what you posted if you had.

      Over sixty years of economic sanctions by the US on Cuba are why their economy sucks. Despite this, they haven’t gone bankrupt and still try and help other nations in times of crisis.

      Ask yourself why Cuba has a better health outcome than the richest country in the world.

      Maybe you don’t see reality because of your “American eyes” and education.

    • rzadkie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      10 hours ago

      Can’t you just stick to helping Ukraine instead of talking about things you know jackshit about?

    • krotos@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36·
      17 hours ago

      If the US lifted sanctions, the economy would get a lot closer to “fixed”. Pretty ridiculous to act like the economic problems are not a result of the reactionary policies of the capitalist vampires.

        • 3abas@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          9 hours ago

          You jumped from economy to press freedom.

          Cuba’s economy is entirely because of American sanctions.

        • prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.caEnglish
          181·
          17 hours ago

          Both can be true.

          If everything is Cuba’s fault, then US can lift sanctions and they’ll continue to be failing. But they won’t do that because Cuba, while awful for speech rights, would be pretty good in most other aspects without the sanctions, and a successful socialist country isn’t allowed to exist.

        • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
          55·
          13 hours ago

          Yeah it turns out when your country is under siege war the government has to restrict some speech to keep the peace. That’s war.